Did You Know You Were Eating Perfume? The Truth About Truffle Oil
Posted by MAIR on Sep 3rd 2025
The Allure of Truffle Oil
Truffle oil has become one of the most recognizable “luxury” ingredients in food today. From fries and pasta to pizzas and popcorn, just a drizzle promises to elevate a dish into something sophisticated. But here’s the twist: in most cases, truffle oil has never even met a truffle.
Instead, the majority of truffle oils on the market are made from neutral cooking oils infused with a molecule called 2,4-dithiapentane, a synthetic compound that mimics the
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